FPUK71 EGRR 210300 AND NOW THE SHIPPING FORECAST ISSUED BY THE MET OFFICE, ON BEHALF OF THE MARITIME AND COASTGUARD AGENCY, AT 0505 UTC ON THURSDAY 21 NOVEMBER 2024 FOR THE PERIOD 0600 UTC THURSDAY 21 NOVEMBER TO 0600 UTC FRIDAY 22 NOVEMBER 2024 THERE ARE WARNINGS OF GALES IN VIKING CROMARTY FORTH TYNE DOGGER HUMBER THAMES WIGHT PORTLAND PLYMOUTH BISCAY FITZROY SOLE FASTNET IRISH SEA SHANNON ROCKALL MALIN HEBRIDES BAILEY FAEROES AND SOUTHEAST ICELAND THE GENERAL SYNOPSIS AT MIDNIGHT LOW FAIR ISLE 992 EXPECTED FISHER 987 BY MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. LOW SOLE 994 EXPECTED SLOVENIA 986 BY SAME TIME THE AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS VIKING NORTH UTSIRE SOUTH UTSIRE CYCLONIC 4 TO 6, BECOMING NORTHEAST 5 TO 7 LATER, OCCASIONALLY GALE 8 LATER IN VIKING. MODERATE OR ROUGH. WINTRY SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR FORTIES CROMARTY FORTH TYNE DOGGER CYCLONIC 5 TO 7, OCCASIONALLY GALE 8 AT FIRST IN CROMARTY, AND LATER EXCEPT FORTIES AND CROMARTY. MODERATE OR ROUGH. WINTRY SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR FISHER GERMAN BIGHT CYCLONIC 4 TO 6, OCCASIONALLY 7 AT FIRST. MODERATE OR ROUGH. WINTRY SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR HUMBER THAMES WEST 4 TO 6, INCREASING 6 TO GALE 8 LATER, OCCASIONALLY SEVERE GALE 9 LATER IN HUMBER. MODERATE OR ROUGH. WINTRY SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR DOVER VARIABLE 2 TO 4, BECOMING WEST 4 TO 6 LATER. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. FAIR. GOOD WIGHT PORTLAND PLYMOUTH CYCLONIC 7 TO SEVERE GALE 9, BECOMING NORTHWEST 4 TO 6 LATER. MODERATE OR ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY VERY ROUGH AT FIRST. RAIN. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR BISCAY WEST GALE 8 TO STORM 10, DECREASING 4 TO 6 LATER. VERY ROUGH OR HIGH, BECOMING ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH LATER. RAIN. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR FITZROY SOLE NORTHWEST 7 TO SEVERE GALE 9, DECREASING 4 TO 6 LATER. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY HIGH UNTIL LATER. RAIN. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR LUNDY EAST BACKING NORTHWEST LATER, 5 TO 7. MODERATE OR ROUGH. RAIN. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR FASTNET CYCLONIC 7 TO SEVERE GALE 9, BECOMING NORTHWEST 4 TO 6 LATER. MODERATE OR ROUGH. RAIN. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR IRISH SEA NORTHWEST 3 TO 5, INCREASING 6 TO GALE 8 LATER. SMOOTH OR SLIGHT, BECOMING MODERATE OR ROUGH. WINTRY SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR SHANNON CYCLONIC 7 TO SEVERE GALE 9, BECOMING NORTHWEST 4 TO 6 LATER. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. RAIN. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR ROCKALL MALIN HEBRIDES BAILEY NORTHWEST 6 TO GALE 8, OCCASIONALLY SEVERE GALE 9 AT FIRST IN HEBRIDES AND BAILEY, DECREASING 4 TO 6 LATER. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY HIGH AT FIRST. WINTRY SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR FAIR ISLE FAEROES SOUTHEAST ICELAND CYCLONIC 6 TO GALE 8, OCCASIONALLY SEVERE GALE 9 AT FIRST IN SOUTHEAST ICELAND, BECOMING NORTHEAST, 5 TO 7 LATER. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY HIGH AT FIRST, BECOMING MODERATE OR ROUGH LATER. SNOW SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR